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So-called "Lion of London Bridge" spared jail for this racist rant

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The so-called 'Lion of London Bridge' who was hailed a hero for fighting off jihadis during the terror attack has been spared jail in two separate racially abusive rants, which included spitting on a black man.

Larner, 48, famously shouted 'F*** you, I'm Millwall' as he fought with the extremists.

But as Larner recovered from stab wounds from the terrorists, this exclusive Newsflare video emerged of him spitting at a black photographer and shouting racial abuse in Elephant and Castle, last February.

Then little over a month after his heroics, Larner launched into a racist tirade at his local MP's office in Brixton, it has now been revealed.

Prosecutor Carol Summers told Inner London Crown Court: 'On 13 July last year, the defendant entered the office of his Labour MP, Neil Coyle.

'He then spoke with a member of staff at the front door and said, "Sadiq Khan shouldn't even be in the country", and called him "a pile of s***".

He told a Muslim member of staff: 'All Muslims are the same – scum,' before making a gun gesture with a rolled up newspaper, the court heard.

The judge said: 'You are entitled to express your views, as they are entitled to express theirs and they cannot expect everyone to agree with them.

'But nobody should be subjected to the kind of racist abuse, also involving spitting, that this complainant was.

'But then, ironically, you showed that you can bring great benefit because before you were arrested you became a national hero on 3 June.

'And of course you cannot use that for the rest of your life, but it is a side of your character that I must – and do – take into account.

'As you heard me say to your counsel, it is no excuse that you were a victim of a Muslim attack for you to behave in that way to people of the Muslim faith.'

Larner, of Brixton, admitted racially aggravated common assault, in respect of the incident on 20 February and religiously aggravated harassment on 13 July.

He was sentenced to eight weeks, suspended for 12 months, for spitting on the photographer and fined £50 for his anti-Islam abuse.

In addition he will submit to a rehabilitation requirement for anger management and diversity awareness and he is banned from attending his local MP's office for two years.

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